- Bodega, California
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bodega, California
other_name = Bodega Corners
pushpin_
pushpin_label_position = right
pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of California
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =California
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sonoma
population_total = 571
population_as_of = 2000
population_note = ZCTA
population_footnotes = cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_zip=94922&_lang=en&_sse=on&_submenuId=factsheet_1|title=94922 Fact Sheet|accessdate=2008-01-17]
timezone = PST
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
latd = 38 |latm = 20 |lats = 43 |latNS = N
longd = 122 |longm = 58 |longs = 26 |longEW = W
elevation_ft = 118
elevation_footnotes = [gnis|219574|Bodega]
postal_code_type =ZIP code
postal_code = 94922
area_code = 707
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 06-07246
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 219574
website = http://bodegacalifornia.com/Bodega is an unincorporated town in
Sonoma County in theU.S. state ofCalifornia . The correspondingZip Code Tabulation Area had a population of 571 as of the 2000 Census.Bodega is located on Bodega Highway, about convert|5|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on west of
Freestone, California . Salmon Creek flows through the town.History
There were formerly two
Coast Miwok villages in the area: one (called "Kennekono") sited near the current town and another (called "Suwutenne") further north.cite web|url=http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/california/miwokindianhist.htm|title=Access Genealogy: Miwok Indian Tribe]In 1843, Captain Stephen Smith established the first West Coast lumber mill near Bodega.
Saint Teresa of Avila Church was built in 1859 and dedicated in 1861.Watson School , a registered historic place managed by theSonoma County Regional Parks Department , is located just east of town.References
External links
* [http://bodegacalifornia.com/ Bodega Community Website]
ee also
*
Bodega Bay, California
*West coast lumber trade
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